Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
rd /s "\\?\
COPY THIS TEXT ABOVE
I had a folder on my desktop that I could not move, delete or rename. After lots of searching it turns out that the issue was in the name of the folder. Windows doesn't like it when there are SPACES at then END of the folder name. It says it can't find it, because it's looking for the name without the spaces. So you need to use the Command Line and tell it exactly the name of the folder to delete - with the spaces at the end.
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rd /s "\\?\
COPY THIS TEXT ABOVE
I had a folder on my desktop that I could not move, delete or rename. After lots of searching it turns out that the issue was in the name of the folder. Windows doesn't like it when there are SPACES at then END of the folder name. It says it can't find it, because it's looking for the name without the spaces. So you need to use the Command Line and tell it exactly the name of the folder to delete - with the spaces at the end.
Cannot delete file, cannot delete folder, cannot rename folder, Delete Folder, recycle bin, Cannot Delete Folder From Desktop, Item Not Found, Could Not Find This Item, This is no longer located in C:\Users\, Desktop, Verify the item's location and try again., Try again, C:\Users\, Command Line delete, How to delete file in windows, windows won't let me delete file, windows won't let me rename file, windows can't find file on desktop, desktop delete, windows won't let me rename folder, windows can't find folder on desktop,
